From the archives, here is a mailing asking for donations to preserve the 309 (and 321) back in 1961. (I don't have the exact date.) The purchase price was $500, plus another $500 for transportation and incidentals. If you donate as much as $3, you'll be made an honorary member!
gxhrgotta love how even then the acquisitiion included the now famous phrase, "at no cost to the museum"
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